Directors Unit - Gregory Crewdson

As part of our project this term we have to create a sound story for one of Gregory Crewdson's images. There were five to choose from. All of Gregory Crewdson's images looked amazing, they looked more like painting than images. In each image there is a variety of detail to them, from the main person in the picture to the surroundings.

Gregory was born in 1962 in New York City, where he still lives and continues to do his work. He's an American photographer and is best known for creating staged scenes of American homes and neighbourhoods. There are several books out at the moment which include images that he has taken over the years, they have been published between 1985 - 2005. His work has been exhibited all over the world. Recently he was the subject of a feature documentary film 'Gregory Crewdson: Brief encounters', which shows how he sets up his sets for the images as well as talking about how he started photography.

"My pictures must first be beautiful, but that beauty is not enough. I strive to convert an underlying edge of anxiety, of isolation, of fear."

Out of the five images we were given I was stuck between two 'Ophelia' and 'Woman at the Vanity'. After a hard decision I decided to go with 'Ophelia' as I wanted to challenge myself with creating a story for this image.